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. 2023 Feb 27;16:77. doi: 10.1186/s13071-023-05662-y

Table 4.

Wolbachia-positive dogs divided according to Ct value of endosymbiont DNA and Leishmania infantum positivity to different tests

Group n dogs Pos (%) qPCR
Wolbachia
IFAT
L. infantum
qPCR
L. infantum
n dogs Pos (%)
1:80 1:160 1:320 1:640 1:1280 1:2560 n dogs Pos (%)
G1 15 (40.5)a,c 25 ≤ Ct < 30 10 (66.7) (1 (6.7) 2 (13.3) 0 2 (13.3) 0)a 3 (20)c
13 (35.1)b,d 30 ≤ Ct < 34 5 (38.5)b 2 (15.4) 3 (23.1) 2 (15.4) 0 1 (7.7) 3 (23.1)d
9 (24.3) 34 ≤ Ct < 35 5 (55.5) 3 (33.4) 0 1 (11.1) 0 0 0
Total 37 20 (54.1) 6 (16.2) 5 (13.5) 3 (8.1) 2 (5.4) 1 (2.7) 6 (16.2)